I normally chalk with my right hand, too, and I'm right handed.
Same here, I’ve always chalked like that,
keeps the bridge hand and shaft cleaner.
Earl, Keith and many others do it that way.
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I normally chalk with my right hand, too, and I'm right handed.
"Inefficient" chalking???? Seriously? C'mon man.
I chalk the same way.
IMO, it's smarter to chalk with your grip hand instead of using your bridge hand and having chalk transfer to the shaft.
I've always assumed most people did this.
"Inefficient" chalking???? Seriously? C'mon man.
No, normally we don't do it that way. I've always held with the left and chalked with the right then switched to shoot. Many players chalk with their dominant hand.One of my favorite players is in this video
https://youtu.be/AZhLMsjXByQ?t=134
Watch as he holds his stick in his left hand and chalks with his right, then switches to shoot right handed.
Normally we hold the cue in our non bridge hand and chalk with our bridge hand.
Wondered if anyone thought it was odd.
It does look apish. Whatever gets it done.for me, chalking with the bridge hand makes the shaft and bridge hand dirtier sooner. i also find it easier to avoid the drill hole in the chalk this way
i think a high percentage of pro players chalk opposite handed actually, and among snooker players almost all of them. mike dechaine is a funky chalker, i don't know what he does with that chalk but it looks funny
I believe this style of chalking was somewhat common amongst the old timers.
I know Allen Hopkins does it that way religiously. As to why, other than pure habit, I believe it has something to do with getting your grip in a certain position and attitude when you switch hands. I know some will poo-poo this theory but some might get why it may be true.
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For me it just takes the least movement/interruption to chalk with my bridge hand and not move the cue from hand to hand. I get the chalk on the shaft thing, but it's how I've done it for *cough* years, so changing now would be traumatic.I am guessing for right handers, linear work like chalking is usually done by right hand (left brain) so if we do a poll, most right handers would chalk with right hand.
I just realised that pros actually chalk after every shot and that is weird since I chalk every 2 to 3 games
For me it just takes the least movement/interruption to chalk with my bridge hand and not move the cue from hand to hand. I get the chalk on the shaft thing, but it's how I've done it for *cough* years, so changing now would be traumatic.
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I chalk the same way.
IMO, it's smarter to chalk with your grip hand instead of using your bridge hand and having chalk transfer to the shaft.
I've always assumed most people did this.